Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) reported Q2 EPS of $0.72, $0.21 better than the analyst estimate of $0.51. Revenue for the quarter came in at $936.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $816.52 million.

Based on its second-quarter performance, current market conditions and the impact of emergency response events, Clean Harbors is reaffirming its previously announced 2015 Adjusted EBITDA guidance range of $530 million to $570 million.

“During the second quarter, we participated in several major emergency response efforts to address natural disasters, pipeline spills, avian flu, rail-related accidents and damage to fixed facilities,” McKim said. “With our extensive capabilities to respond to large-scale emergencies and safely handle hazardous waste, we’re often called upon to marshal our resources to deal with these sizeable projects effectively. These unplanned events often involve national emergencies and major oil or chemical releases. For the second quarter, our activity related to this work generated revenue of approximately $170 million.

“Our emergency response efforts resulted in considerable year-over-year growth in our Industrial and Field Services segment, supported by a strong performance in our U.S. Industrial group and base Field Services business. SK Environmental Services generated top-line growth and a double-digit increase in profitability, attributable to business mix, pricing and the addition of Thermo Fluids (TFI). Our Oil Re-refining and Recycling segment rebounded sharply from the first quarter, delivering improved profitability that reflected the success of our ongoing efforts to lower our average pay-for-oil (PFO) cost. Technical Services had a solid quarter, but profitability declined from that of the prior year, due to a delay in some large waste projects, reduced energy waste streams and outages at our two largest incinerators. Incineration utilization remained stable at 91%, but landfill volumes were down 29% from those of a year ago. Both our Oil and Gas Field Services and Lodging Services segments continued to fall short of our expectations as a result of ongoing softness in the energy markets and its corresponding effects in the Oil Sands region, as well as currency translation.”

Business Outlook and Financial Guidance

“We enter the second half of 2015 confident of our prospects for the full year, as we build on momentum across several businesses,” McKim said. “Industrial and Field Services will benefit from emergency response work that has carried into the third quarter, increased turnaround activity and growth in Field Services from its collaboration with Safety-Kleen. Technical Services has an impressive pipeline of large-volume waste projects to support its growth as we move into the segment’s seasonally strongest quarter. SK Environmental Services continues to outperform, generating both volume and pricing gains, and the addition of TFI provides another platform for growth. Within Oil Re-refining and Recycling, our efforts to expand the spread are proving successful, and we will continue to seek to lower our used oil collection and transportation costs.

“Activities related to the planned carve-out of our Oil and Gas Field Services and Lodging Services segments remain on track. We intend to have this be a standalone entity capable of going public by January 1, 2016, and we currently expect to complete an IPO during 2016, depending on market conditions and Board approval. Within the two business segments planned to be carved out, we are seeing some positive signs. Our seismic group is targeting several major Alaskan projects that will support the performance of Oil and Gas Field Services in the second half of the year. Lodging Services has been awarded some business in British Columbia for later this year and into early 2016, and the business is successfully targeting some unconventional markets as it continues to weather ongoing challenges in the Oil Sands region.

“Overall, we believe we are well-positioned for continued success in 2015 as we benefit from the diversity of our business model. Although the energy markets remain depressed, we see opportunities to add profitable growth in the environmental and industrial areas of our business through selective acquisitions and strategic investments that will capitalize on the leverage inherent in our extensive network and asset base,” McKim concluded.

Based on its second-quarter performance, current market conditions and the impact of emergency response events, Clean Harbors is reaffirming its previously announced 2015 Adjusted EBITDA guidance range of $530 million to $570 million. A reconciliation of the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income guidance is included below.

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